As Matthew sees it, 'suffering violence' is a given fact of life for God's righteous ones throughout history: ?? Abel (23:35) ?? Zechariah, son of Barachiah (23:35), the prophets (5:12; 23:37), and those 'sent' to Jerusalem (21:34??36; 23:37) ?? Joseph with 'the child and his mother' (2:13??15, 19??23) ?? the mothers and infants of Bethlehem portrayed as 'Rachel' and her 'children' (2:16??18) ?? J